The Rambler. ...W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, B. Collins, T. Longman, B. Law [and 17 others in London], 1784 - 1796 |
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... occafion only to fome fubtilties of reafoning , or elegancies of declamation , which are heard , applauded , and forgotten . It is , indeed , not hard to conceive how a man accustomed to extend his views through a long concatenation of ...
... occafion only to fome fubtilties of reafoning , or elegancies of declamation , which are heard , applauded , and forgotten . It is , indeed , not hard to conceive how a man accustomed to extend his views through a long concatenation of ...
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... occafion of innumerable quarrels ; has paid twenty vifits in an afternoon ; been invited to fix balls in an evening , and been forced to retire to lodgings in the country from the importunity of courtship , and the fatigue of pleasure ...
... occafion of innumerable quarrels ; has paid twenty vifits in an afternoon ; been invited to fix balls in an evening , and been forced to retire to lodgings in the country from the importunity of courtship , and the fatigue of pleasure ...
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... occafion , has either never confidered them , or has by fome fallacy taught himself to evade their validity ; and that , therefore , when a man is known to be guilty of one crime , no far- ther evidence is needful of his depravity and ...
... occafion , has either never confidered them , or has by fome fallacy taught himself to evade their validity ; and that , therefore , when a man is known to be guilty of one crime , no far- ther evidence is needful of his depravity and ...
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... occafion of uncertainty and hesitation , in those by whom this great rule has been commented and dilated , is the confufion of what the exacter cafuifts are careful to diftinguish , debts of justice and debts of charity . The immediate ...
... occafion of uncertainty and hesitation , in those by whom this great rule has been commented and dilated , is the confufion of what the exacter cafuifts are careful to diftinguish , debts of justice and debts of charity . The immediate ...
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... occafion , as the lantern of Guy Faux . The lofs or prefervation of these feems to be a thing indifferent , nor can I perceive why the pof- feffion of them should be coveted . Yet , perhaps , even this curiofity is implanted by nature ...
... occafion , as the lantern of Guy Faux . The lofs or prefervation of these feems to be a thing indifferent , nor can I perceive why the pof- feffion of them should be coveted . Yet , perhaps , even this curiofity is implanted by nature ...
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affiftance againſt amuſements becauſe buſineſs cauſe cenfure confequence confidered converfation curiofity defire Demochares diftinctions diſcover eafily endeavour enquire equally eſtabliſhed fafely fame favour fcarcely fecurity feems feldom felves fenfe fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fingle fink firft firſt flatter folly fome fometimes foon forrow fortune friendſhip ftate ftill ftudies fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperiority fupply furely fyllables happineſs himſelf hope houſe inclined increaſe inftruction intereft kindneſs labour laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs lofe loft mankind meaſure mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity nefs never NUMB numbers obferved occafion ourſelves OVID paffages paffed paffions paſs pleafing pleaſed pleaſure praiſe prefent publick purpoſe raiſe RAMBLER reaſon refolved reft regard rife ſeem ſhe ſome ſtate tenderneſs thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion TRUTH underſtanding univerfal uſeful vanity verfe vifit virtue whofe whoſe wifdom wifh wiſhes